Case report

Criteria

BMC Dermatology welcomes well-described reports of cases that include the following:

• Unreported or unusual side effects or adverse interactions involving medications.

• Unexpected or unusual presentations of a disease.

• New associations or variations in disease processes.

• Presentations, diagnoses and/or management of new and emerging diseases.

• An unexpected association between diseases or symptoms.

• An unexpected event in the course of observing or treating a patient.

• Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect.

Case reports submitted to BMC Dermatology should make a contribution to medical knowledge and must have educational value or highlight the need for a change in clinical practice or diagnostic/prognostic approaches. BMC Dermatology will not consider case reports describing preventive or therapeutic interventions, as these generally require stronger evidence.

Authors should describe how the case report is rare or unusual as well as its educational and/or scientific merits in the covering letter that will accompany the submission of the manuscript. Case report submissions will be assessed by the editors and will be sent for peer review if considered appropriate for the journal.

Case reports should include relevant positive and negative findings from history, examination and investigation, and can include clinical photographs, provided these are accompanied by a statement that written consent to publish was obtained from the patient(s). Case reports should include an up-to-date review of all previous cases in the field. Authors should follow the CARE guidelines and the CARE checklist should be provided as an additional file.

Authors should seek written and signed consent to publish the information from the patient(s) or their guardian(s) prior to submission. The submitted manuscript must include a statement that this consent was obtained in the consent to publish section as detailed in our editorial policies.

Best Regards
Sarah Jhonson
Managing Editor
International Journal of Case Reports
Email: caserep@emedicalsci.org